{"id":102656,"date":"2019-10-28T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/10\/gallery_the_art_of_super_mario_odyssey_is_a_lush_journey_through_the_design_of_a_switch_classic"},"modified":"2019-10-28T16:30:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T16:30:00","slug":"gallery-the-art-of-super-mario-odyssey-is-a-lush-journey-through-the-design-of-a-switch-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/10\/28\/gallery-the-art-of-super-mario-odyssey-is-a-lush-journey-through-the-design-of-a-switch-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallery: The Art Of Super Mario Odyssey Is A Lush Journey Through The Design Of A Switch Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We know what you’re thinking. Super Mario Odyssey<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 great game that it is \u2013 came out ages<\/em> ago. Surely, releasing an art book based on the game now would be a silly idea, especially when the spotlight has fallen on Mario’s sibling and his latest adventure<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Putting aside any debates on launch timing, Dark Horse’s latest tome is a welcome release any<\/em> time of the year, because, within its 368 pages, it packs in a truly astonishing<\/em> amount of detail.<\/p>\n

What we have here is a comprehensive archive of every aspect of Super Mario Odyssey’s design, from concept doodles to promotional tweet artwork, and much more besides. From enemy designs to stage mock-ups and logo templates, no stone is left unturned in this exhaustive book; it really does feel like you’re getting a complete account of how the Switch title came to be, from a design perspective. There are also interviews with the core team behind the game, explaining some of the key decisions that contributed to the way it looks and plays.<\/p>\n